Samiya Mumtaz: “I act to support my organic farms”
Mumbai, August 2016: Nowadays, farming is most sought after for the rich and the famous. Even well-known Bollywood actors like Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut & R Madhavan have taken up organic farming. Joining this list is an actor known for her performances in TV shows, Samiya Mumtaz. Currently seen wooing audiences as ‘Sabiha’ in ‘Maaye Ni’ on Zindagi, she is also an organic farmer. In fact, she says that organic farming is her first love. She believes that it is the only way you can eat food in its purest form.
Samiya has done a lot of research on organic farming and tries to learn and apply traditional and modern ways of farming while growing her produce. “Many western countries like US & UK have started organic farming. But, I feel the way they are doing it is not proper as they focus on farming the same grains again and again on the same field which reduces the quality of the soil of the land. Instead, I believe everyone should start organic farming on a small scale which will be enough for themselves and they can sell the extra grains to cities. In fact, I have a shop in Lahore where we sell all organic grains not only from my farm but also by people who are doing this on a small scale and don’t have a place to sell,” says the actress, while talking about the importance of organic farming.
When asked about how she manages her acting career and her organic farming she replies, “My farm is my priority. I act so that I can support my farm. Of course I do love my job as an actor as well. I love theatre and would anytime prefer theatre over TV.”
Fans of this talented daughter of the soil can catch her in ‘Maaye Ni’ on Zindagi in the role of a mother who is struggling for her son’s love. ‘Maaye Ni’ revolves around Sabiha (Samiya Mumtaz) and her son Uzaifa (Fahad Mustafa) a touching drama of a difficult relationship between a mother and her son. The drama also focuses on the struggles a woman faces as a mother, wife, mother-in-law, sister and a daughter. The show airs every Monday to Saturday at 9.50 PM on Zindagi.
Watch Sabiha’s fight to get love and respect from her child every Monday to Saturday at 9:50 PM, only on Zindagi!
In case you are away from TV, you need not have to miss out on our shows anymore. Now you can also watch us Live only on dittoTV. dittoTV is a Live TV platform owned by Zee Digital Convergence Limited (ZDCL), the digital arm of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL).
In order to support ZEEL's vision of increasing viewership across digital platforms, dittoTV allows users to access 100+ Hindi, English and regional-language channels Live with 7 days Catch Up. With dittoTV, Indians can now watch their favourite programmes on their personal device at their convenience. dittoTV - TV On the Go.